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La Mala 2019
La Mala 2019
€135.20
140-year-old ungrafted Tinto Fino, hand-harvested and aged 19 months in French oak.
Appearance
Cherry-red colour
Aroma
Great aromatic intensity, with lavender, rosemary and chamomile, ripe red and black forest fruits, and subtle spicy notes.
Taste · Primary
Ripe red and black forest fruits.
Taste · Secondary
Lavender, rosemary, chamomile and subtle spice.
Texture
Elegant, mineral and structured.
Finish
Powerful, long and distinctive.
La Mala represents the ultimate expression of minerality in the Atauta Valley. It offers a perfect balance between the delicacy of tannins from sandy soils and the power contributed by the clay before the roots reach the limestone bedrock.
All packaging materials recyclable in standard household streams.
VINEYARD
0.70 ha divided into 9 micro-parcels on a north-facing slope at 950 metres.
VINE AGE
140-year-old ungrafted vines.
SOIL
Very shallow soils: 60 cm of sand over 10 cm of clay before reaching decomposed limestone bedrock.
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The Process
Hand-harvested. Carefully sorted. Aged 19 months in French oak.
La Mala is crafted from 140-year-old ungrafted Tinto Fino vines grown across nine micro-parcels in the Atauta Valley. The grapes are hand-harvested, double sorted and vinified in open stainless-steel vats before ageing for 19 months in French oak barrels.
Harvest
Hand-harvested into 11 kg crates
Sorting
Double sorting of bunches and individual berries
Vinification
100% Tinto Fino
Character
Mineral, elegant, powerful and persistent.
“The perfect balance between delicacy and power.”
